Even as spending on digital transformation continues to skyrocket, mainframes nevertheless have major advantages for global enterprises. These systems still process huge amounts of information and allow for highly secure transactions. In this practical book, author Tom Taulli shows software developers how to pursue a hybrid approach by integrating traditional mainframes and applications with modern digital systems. By the end of this book, you'll have a solid understanding of the mainframe architecture and ecosystem, including core concepts and technologies such as COBOL, REXX, JCL, Db2, VSAM, and CICS. You'll also learn how to blend in newer technologies such as the cloud, AI and machine learning, and microservices. This handbook is indispensable for enterprises looking to thrive in the new digital world. Learn strategies and approaches for mainframe DevOps Create, update, and maintain existing mainframe code, and analyze and resolve common errors Apply modern approaches to the mainframe, including microservices, APIs, cloud, and AI and machine learning Work with datasets and databases and put together effective reports Understand how to work with modern cloud systems, like AWS, for pursuing data migration

This book will show how generative technology works and the drivers. It will also look at the applications – showing what various startups and large companies are doing in the space. There will also be a look at the challenges and risk factors. During the past decade, companies have spent billions on AI.  But the focus has been on applying the technology to predictions – which is known as analytical AI.  It can mean that you receive TikTok videos that you cannot resist. Or analytical AI can fend against spam or fraud or forecast when a package will be delivered. While such things are beneficial, there is much more to AI.  The next megatrend will be leveraging the technology to be creative. For example, you could take a book and an AI model will turn it into a movie – at very little cost. This is all part of generative AI. It’s still in the nascent stages but it is progressing quickly. Generative AI can already create engaging blog posts, social media messages, beautiful artwork and compelling videos. The potential for this technology is enormous.  It will be useful for many categories like sales, marketing, legal, product design, code generation, and even pharmaceutical creation. What You Will Learn The importance of understanding generative AI The fundamentals of the technology, like the foundation and diffusion models How generative AI apps work How generative AI will impact various categories like the law, marketing/sales, gaming, product development, and code generation. The risks, downsides and challenges. Who This Book is For Professionals that do not have a technical background. Rather, the audience will be mostly those in Corporate America (such as managers) as well as people in tech startups, who will need an understanding of generative AI to evaluate the solutions.

Web3 is the next evolution for the World Wide Web based on Blockchain technology. This book will equip entrepreneurs with the best preparation for the megatrend of Web3 by reviewing its core concepts such as DAOs, tokens, dApps, and Ethereum. With Web2, much of the valuable data and wealth has been concentrated with a handful of mega tech operators like Apple, Facebook, Google and Amazon. This has made it difficult for startups to get an edge. It has also meant that users have had little choice but to give up their value data for free. Web3 aims to upend this model using a decentralized approach that is on the blockchain and crypto. This allows for users to become stakeholders in the ecosystem. Along with exploring core concepts of Web3 like DAOs, tokens, dApps, and Ethereum, this book will also examine the main categories that are poised for enormous opportunities. They include infrastructure, consumer apps, enterprise apps, and the metaverse. For each of these, I will have use cases of successful companies. How To Create a Web3 Startup covers the unique funding strategies, the toolsets needed, the talent required, the go-to-market approaches, and challenges faced. What You'll Learn Work with the dev stack components Examine the success factors for infrastructure, consumer, enterprise, verticals, and the Metaverse Understand the risks of Web3, like the regulatory structure and security breaches Who This Book Is For Startup entrepreneurs and those looking to work in the Web3 industry.

Gain a basic foundation of essential personal finance issues and strategies, specifically geared towards tech professionals. The book will build on the concepts, such as going from the basics of investments to more advanced topics like alternative investments and tax strategies. In the U.S., about 6 million tech startup employees have stock options. The result is that this can often be the biggest source of wealth, sometimes reaching into the millions. Yet there are many financial and tax complications that have been aggravated with the transition to remote work. This can mean lower returns and missed opportunities, and in some cases, employees may even be subject to actions from the IRS and local tax agencies. The Personal Finance Guide For Tech Professionals is packed with actionable advice and covers the main areas that any tech professional will face. What You'll Learn Track and analyze investments with fintech apps Improve the results of freelance work, such as with strategies to lower taxes Protect your hard-earned assets with insurance and the establishment of entities like LLCs Who This Book Is For The main focus will be on tech employees who get equity compensation. This spans from entry level people to senior executives.

AI is one of the fastest growing corners of the tech world. But there remains one big problem: many AI projects fail. The fact is that AI is unique among IT projects. The technology requires a different mindset, in terms of understanding probabilities, data structures and complex algorithms. There is also a need to deal with complex issues like ethics and privacy. This is where Implementing AI Systems comes in. You'll learn the step-by-step process for successful implementations of AI, backed up with numerous case studies from top companies. This book puts everything you need to know into one place - that is, it's the handbook you need for AI. You'll focus primarily on understanding the core concepts for AI like NLP, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and so on. This book will help you find the right areas to apply AI. What You'll Learn Put together an effective data strategy Create models and how to successfully test them Evaluate AI tools Assemble the right team Scale AI across an organization Who This Book Is For Primarily for managers, IT professionals and executives of mid-size and large companies wanting to implement AI in their organization.

In just under a decade, Facebook has gone from a Harvard prodigy's dorm-room experiment to an essential part of the social life of hundreds of millions of children, teens, and adults across the globe. It's no surprise, then, that the company has been the subject of countless magazine articles, books, and even movies. But despite the extensive coverage that has been given to the company in the years since founder Mark Zuckerberg first took Facebook live on Harvard's server, one question remains unanswered: From a business standpoint, how, exactly, did Facebook do it? How did a college student with no real-world business experience take a relatively simple idea and then, less than ten years later, turn it into a $100 billion dollar company? What specific steps did Facebook take along its journey to creating perhaps the most innovative startup of the 21st century? What approach did it take when pitching venture capitalists, and how did it go about forging its many strategic partnerships? And, most importantly, how can would-be founders learn and effectively utilize Facebook's unique techniques and strategies in their own startup efforts?In How to Create the Next Facebook, tech guru Tom Taulli answers all of these questions and more, crystallizing the process by which Facebook was shepherded from idea to IPO to provide a guided blueprint for budding entrepreneurs who are ready to start building their own great business. Regardless of what stage of development your startup is in, How to ate the Next Facebook provides you with clear, compelling, and ultimately actionable advice extracted from Facebook's startup success story. You'll learn how Facebook handled the very same situations your startup is confronting--from how it arrived at its mission statement to what its priorities were during its talent search process--before gaining access to all the concrete, practical guidance you need to make the right decisions for your company and continue moving forward with confidence.And, of course, because Facebook didn't get everything right at first, author Tom Taulli painstakingly details the company's most costly mistakes, documenting everything from its protracted legal struggles to its many failed attempts at establishing multiple revenue streams, so that you can arm your company against the various challenges that threaten to sink even the very best startups. By the time you turn the final pages of How to Create the Next Facebook, you'll realize that Facebook is more than just a fun place to catch up with old friends; it is the ideal model to follow for those who, like you, are ready to build the world's next great startup. What you'll learnAfter reading this book, you will be able to: * Capitalize on the Facebook phenomenon and understand how top startups are built. * Avoid the most common pitfalls that cripple young ventures and improve your startup's chances at long-term success. * Uncover innovative ways to boost your startup's growth and learn the importance of developing multiple revenue streams. * Understand the startup financing process, from angel funding to the IPO.* Protect yourself, your company, and your intellectual property from the competition. * Create a sustainable and profitable company with long-term growth prospects. Who this book is for How to Create the Next Facebook is specifically designed for the more than 400 million estimated entrepreneurs worldwide who are currently in the process of developing their own company. In addition, this book will appeal to aspiring entrepreneurs of all ages who, although they have not yet begun to develop their own company, are nonetheless interested in doing so in the future. Finally, thanks to the general interest that mainstream movies, narrative books, and the site itself have generated for Facebook, those who are fascinated by the company and want to learn the ins and outs of its early business efforts will constitute a third audience.

While Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has been around for about 20 years, it has hit an inflection point because of the convergence of cloud computing, big data and AI. This book shows you how to leverage RPA effectively in your company to automate repetitive and rules-based processes, such as scheduling, inputting/transferring data, cut and paste, filling out forms, and search. Using practical aspects of implementing the technology (based on case studies and industry best practices), you'll see how companies have been able to realize substantial ROI (Return On Investment) with their implementations, such as by lessening the need for hiring or outsourcing. By understanding the core concepts of RPA, you'll also see that the technology significantly increases compliance - leading to fewer issues with regulations - and minimizes costly errors. RPA software revenues have recently soared by over 60 percent, which is the fastest ramp in the tech industry, and they are expected to exceed $1 billion by the end of 2019. It is generally seamless with legacy IT environments, making it easier for companies to pursue a strategy of digital transformation and can even be a gateway to AI. The Robotic Process Automation Handbook puts everything you need to know into one place to be a part of this wave. What You'll Learn Develop the right strategy and plan Deal with resistance and fears from employees Take an in-depth look at the leading RPA systems, including where they are most effective, the risks and the costs Evaluate an RPA system Who This Book Is For IT specialists and managers at mid-to-large companies

Kunstliche Intelligenz beruhrt fast jeden Teil Ihres Alltags. Auch wenn Sie auf den ersten Blick annehmen, dass Technologien wie intelligente Lautsprecher und digitale Assistenten das Ausmass dieser Technologie darstellen, hat sich KI in der Tat schnell zu einer Allzwecktechnologie entwickelt, die in Branchen wie dem Transportwesen, dem Gesundheitswesen, den Finanzdienstleistungen und vielen mehr Einzug gehalten hat. In unserer modernen Zeit ist ein Verstandnis von KI und ihren Moeglichkeiten fur Ihr Unternehmen unerlasslich fur Wachstum und Erfolg. Artificial Intelligence Basics ist da, um Ihnen ein grundlegendes, zeitgemasses Verstandnis von KI und ihren Auswirkungen zu vermitteln. Der Autor Tom Taulli bietet eine ansprechende, nicht-technische Einfuhrung in wichtige Konzepte wie maschinelles Lernen, Deep Learning, naturliche Sprachverarbeitung (NLP), Robotik und mehr. Taulli fuhrt Sie nicht nur durch reale Fallstudien und praktische Implementierungsschritte, sondern nutzt sein Fachwissen auch, um auf die groesseren Fragen einzugehen, die KI umgeben. Dazu gehoeren gesellschaftliche Trends, ethische Fragen und die zukunftigen Auswirkungen von KI auf Regierungen, Unternehmensstrukturen und das tagliche Leben. Google, Amazon, Facebook und ahnliche Tech-Giganten sind bei weitem nicht die einzigen Unternehmen, auf die kunstliche Intelligenz eine unglaublich bedeutende Auswirkung hat - und weiterhin haben wird. KI ist die Gegenwart und die Zukunft Ihres Unternehmens und Ihres Privatlebens. Die Vertiefung Ihrer Kenntnisse in diesem Bereich ist von unschatzbarem Wert fur Ihre Vorbereitung auf die Zukunft der Technik, und "Grundlagen der kunstlichen Intelligenz" ist der unverzichtbare Leitfaden, nach dem Sie gesucht haben. Was Sie lernen werden * Studium der Grundprinzipien fur KI-Ansatze wie maschinelles Lernen, Deep Learning und NLP (Natural Language Processing) * Entdecken Sie die besten Praktiken zur erfolgreichen Implementierung von KI anhand von Fallstudien wie Uber, Facebook, Waymo, UiPath und Stitch Fix * Verstehen, wie KI-Funktionen fur Roboter das Geschaft verbessern koennen * Einsatz von Chatbots und Robotic Processing Automation (RPA) zur Kosteneinsparung und Verbesserung des Kundendienstes * Vermeiden Sie kostspielige Stolpersteine * Erkennen von ethischen Bedenken und anderen Risikofaktoren beim Einsatz kunstlicher Intelligenz * Untersuchen Sie die sakularen Trends und wie sie sich auf Ihr Unternehmen auswirken koennen Fur wen dieses Buch bestimmt ist Leser ohne technischen Hintergrund, z. B. Manager, die KI verstehen und Loesungen bewerten

Artificial intelligence touches nearly every part of your day. While you may initially assume that technology such as smart speakers and digital assistants are the extent of it, AI has in fact rapidly become a general-purpose technology, reverberating across industries including transportation, healthcare, financial services, and many more. In our modern era, an understanding of AI and its possibilities for your organization is essential for growth and success. Artificial Intelligence Basics has arrived to equip you with a fundamental, timely grasp of AI and its impact. Author Tom Taulli provides an engaging, non-technical introduction to important concepts such as machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing (NLP), robotics, and more. In addition to guiding you through real-world case studies and practical implementation steps, Taulli uses his expertise to expand on the bigger questions that surround AI. These include societal trends, ethics, and future impact AI will have on world governments, company structures, and daily life. Google, Amazon, Facebook, and similar tech giants are far from the only organizations on which artificial intelligence has had-and will continue to have-an incredibly significant result. AI is the present and the future of your business as well as your home life. Strengthening your prowess on the subject will prove invaluable to your preparation for the future of tech, and Artificial Intelligence Basics is the indispensable guide that you've been seeking. What You Will Learn Study the core principles for AI approaches such as machine learning, deep learning, and NLP (Natural Language Processing) Discover the best practices to successfully implement AI by examining case studies including Uber, Facebook, Waymo, UiPath, and Stitch Fix Understand how AI capabilities for robots can improve business Deploy chatbots and Robotic Processing Automation (RPA) to save costs and improve customer service Avoid costly gotchas Recognize ethical concerns and other risk factors of using artificial intelligence Examine the secular trends and how they may impact your business Who This Book Is For Readers without a technical background, such as managers, looking to understand AI to evaluate solutions.

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